The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-06-29
IN ORDINANCE,

authorizing the American II atrrv orks
ana puarante" Company. their a--o-
'iates' successors and assigns 10 con-
atruct. maintain aud operate water
Worhs' defining their rights. duties.
piiEIeSc, and powers, and giving the
naid city an option to purchase said
works
BIB 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD or ALDER
MN MN OF THE CRY OF BCTLER, BATES COUNTY,
MISSOURI, As FOLLOWS:
SECTION !. That the American " ,,,r,,ot,S
Guarantee Company. their .i~-o.Il;t.- lc-
Sal repre- sentatives and assigns be- aGd they
are under the conditions. obi .,J-f8U- s,,rn.
nants and agreements hereinafter c,nt,in
ed, but subject to the rights OF pnrcha-r and
10 me liability of forfeiture hereinafter pro.
Vldcd tor, hereby authorized and enpuwer
eu 40 bulId. construct, maintain and uper
ate aud own waterworks in the city OF But
Ter, Bates county, Missouri, to supply said
city and its inhabitants with water suitable
LOT uolnestlc ana hre purposes to lay down
pipes ana water mains, tor the purpose OF
conveying water through the streets ave.
hues ii.s ana alleys OF said city to acquire and
hold, as by law authorized any and all real
estate easements and water rights ncceS-
sary to that end and purpose. to use within
the present and future limits of said city
any ana all streets, 2ileys, avenues bridges
as are now, or may be hereafter. laid out
while laying and repairing such waterworks
10 receive, store, purify. conduct and dis
tribute water through said city, to erect and
MAINTAIN settling basins. tiltering galleries.
| reservoirs, water towers. pump houses, and
| all other necessary buildings. enaincs ma
| chihery ana other appliances and attach
ments necessary, or cXpvt!"nt for the prop
| er conducting and CarIA AIng on OF such
| works, the National Water Purifying Com
| pany's system OF nltcring and areation shall
ne accepted and II plant To be put III for the
| nltcfatlnn ana arcatI"n oi all Tie water tor
| domestic use at All times except when the
works are pumping for fire, or eNtinguisn-
| 1ncnt OF HreS, to cross unN stream within
! the present limits OF -ald city lor the pur-
| pose OF laying or extending their pipes. con
| duI'S or acqucductS a. may be necessary
| tor the proper distribution OF Wittcrth through
| out said city OF Butler as to afford the
| most adequate supply for domestic. uSt. and
| the greatest protection against fire: said
grantee To have the right to maintain. cstab-
| liSh, construct and operate sad waterWorks
ns ,, herein speclhed Tor the term OF twenty
| (2Ol wears from date of the pa>~a"e of this
| ordinance, unless such rights shall be soon
| cr terminated as hereinafter provided by
purchase or forfeiture.
| SECTION .. The sald grantee their aSsocl
\ atc-, successors or assigns shall furnish Il
| supply OF water in sufficient quantities from
wells streams, springs, lmpoundi"g res"r-
Volrs. or other available sources. said water
| to be purc and wholesome in quality and
| tree from impurities and suitable for drink
| ing domestic and culinary purposes and IN
| quantity sufficient to meet the necessities of
| the city and its inhabitants. as far az the
| pipes herein mentioned dthcir extensions
| when ordered shall reach ana - the growth
| OF the city may render necdful.
| IL l. expressly understood 10y ANA betw cen
| the city ol Butler. Mo. ard the said Grant cc
| their associates, successors. or assigns that
| the Sald grantee l. to- lr allowed not to ,.N-
| cced sixty 100 DAYS from the passage and
| approval OF thus ordinance Ia - Hlru to pros
| pcct Tor ana satisfy Themselves concerning Z
! the quantity and quality of the water sup
| ply subject howcNUr t. the app oval OF the
| board OF health OF said city and the city
council OF the supply 50 determined upon
| by sald grantee. and -aId GRANTEE, shall HIc
| with the city clerk their acceptance ot this
"rdinanC" Immediately upon its passage
ana adoption duly Hckuowicd.rrd bctOI g
some officer duly authorized to take ac-
| acknowledgements ANA from and after the
ming OF SAID acceptance tins ordinance shall
have the effect OF and be Il contract between
| the city and the SAID grantee and shall he
the measure OF tights and Liabilities at the
| city and the said grantee, their associates
| successors, on assigns. aud in case such am
acceptance l. not :" mad" and nicd within
| thirty (So) days after the passage OF this
| ordinance the same shall be null and void,
| and If said grantee shall fail to find an offer
to the SAID board of health OF said city and
cItT council. water sufficient in quantity and
| pure ana wholesome in quality, within sixty
| i60) days and shall fail to secure the saItl
approval OF SAID water in quantity and
quality by said board of health and said
city council after CNhausting all available
sources OF water supply within reach OF said
city then this ordinance shall be and be
come imperative and the contract hereby
entered into null and void.
| SECTION 3. The said water wolk h. shall be
complete end perfect in all its details. the
machinery of said works shall consist ol tw Z
(2l separate distinct pumps with suitable
boilers and other attachments having i
(2,Ooo,0oO) gallons IN II hours, against q
pressure equivalent to at least one hundred
and twenty tl2A] feet head, at q piston speed
of not greater than one hundred (lC0y fee
| per minute tor domestic supply, also TO be
able to work against one hundred and twcn
| ty- five (l25) pounds per square inch pres
snre,iind wheh necessary Tor lre protection
The pumps shall! he arranged SO that they
may be worked Slngly together as re
Quired, furnishing direct pressure. The
pump house shall be fire proof OF handsom,
Architectural design, OF ample size, and con
structed of stone or brick, conveniently ar
ranged TOR the holding and operating of th
necessary pumps. boilers and machinery
All the machinery shall be increased from
time time as the growth of the city may rem
der necessary. There shall be provided
steel water tower not less than fifteen Us
| feet IN diameter, nor less than one hundre,
> and twenty (leo' feet high above street grad
where located.
! SECTIONS !. There shall be no less than 81
| (6l miles of pipe Iald within the clty limit
| distributing vatcr throughout thf city rang
ing in size from twelve ,I2l 20 four inche:
S All of the water mains used by sad grantee
| their associates. successors oF assigns Shal
be of the best quality of iron coated insld
e and out while hot with wa er proof varnis
{ and shall be tested at their place of manu-
facture before leaving the shops to with
stand "a hydrostatic pressure of three hun
:, dred (Soo> pounds to the square inch, an
shall be OF ample size to carry out the pre-
:, visions OF this agreement. and affordIng til
l. city where such pipes are laid. first class iii
protection.
SECTION ). In the employment of labor
ers during the construction and the opers
non OF the works preference shall be give
to residents of the city of Butler and in Il
use of skilled labor, all other things bcin
equal, the same preference shall be gIveI
During the progress of the work said gran
tee shall not unnecessarily Oh>truct al
street, avenue, alley, or public ground an
h in laying their pipes and condruits. the
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